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1.6 Frieze of Life-A Poem about Life, Love and DeathД®dvard Munch was born in a farmhouse in the village of Г…dalsbruk in LГёten, Norway, to Laura Catherine BjГёlstad and Christian Munch, the son of a priest.

Although his works were banned in Nazi Germany, most of them survived World War II, securing him a legacy. His later years were spent working in peace and privacy. A breakdown in 1908 forced him to give up heavy drinking, and he was cheered by his increasing acceptance by the people of Kristiania and exposure in the city's museums. He briefly considered marriage, but could not commit himself. One of the pastels would eventually command the fourth highest nominal price paid for a painting at auction.ДЄs his fame and wealth grew, his emotional state remained insecure. Between 18, he made two painted versions and two in pastels, as well as a number of prints.

The painting's agonised face is widely identified with the angst of the modern person. According to Munch, he was out walking at sunset, when he 'heard the enormous, infinite scream of nature'.

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In Berlin, he met the Swedish dramatist August Strindberg, whom he painted, as he embarked on his major canon The Frieze of Life, depicting a series of deeply-felt themes such as love, anxiety, jealousy and betrayal, steeped in atmosphere. In Paris, he learned much from Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, especially their use of colour. Travel brought new influences and outlets. Studying at the Royal School of Art and Design in Kristiania (today's Oslo), Munch began to live a bohemian life under the influence of the nihilist Hans JГ¦ger, who urged him to paint his own emotional and psychological state ('soul painting'). His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dread of inheriting a mental condition that ran in the family. His best known work, The Scream, has become one of the iconic images of world art. Edvard Munch ( / m КЉ Е‹ k/ MUUNK, Norwegian: ( listen) 12 December 1863 вЂ“ 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter.